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Vancouver Writers Fest: Myriam J.A. Chancy examines human resilience in What Storm, What Thunder

The Haitian-Canadian writer’s fourth novel is based on the 2010 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the island of Hispaniola

READ, FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 18, 2021Vancouver Writers Fest, Homepage feature

Roy Forbes celebrates 50 years in music at Deep Cove Shaw theatre, October 22 and 23

The Juno-nominated singer-songwriter releases soulful new album, Edge of Blue

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 17, 2021Roy Forbes, Deep Cove Shaw Theatre

Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 fine films beyond Shoplifters by Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda

The Cinematheque fetes the filmmaker who finds the poetic in family bonds

SCREENStir VancouverOctober 16, 2021The Cinematheque

Vancouver costume designer Nancy Bryant shortlisted for Siminovitch Prize

Four finalists will join an online forum on theatre design on October 28 at 4 pm

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 16, 2021Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Nancy Bryant

Théâtre la Seizième presents Nombre, a participatory theatrical experience

The show, in French, is an adaption of Quebec-based collective Alpha Charlie Kilo’s unconventional interactive production

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 15, 2021Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme

RUBBERBAND's Ever So Slightly launches the return of large-scale live dance in Vancouver

Montreal troupe’s energized exploration of control and change takes on new postpandemic meaning at DanceHouse

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 15, 2021DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE

Vancouver Chamber Choir presents expansive ode to Estonian composer Arvo Pärt

Live October 29 concert surveys works that range from the melancholic to the dramatic and even humorous

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 15, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Sound of the City: Singer-songwriter TRS draws from her Ethiopian roots

The emerging artist is carving out a space for herself in the modern R&B and soul landscape

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverOctober 15, 2021Sound of the City, music, TRS, R&B

Whip-smart CHILD-ISH puts the words of kids into the mouths of adults, streaming via the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on October 15

Sunny Drake’s verbatim theatre piece tackles topics that will move you as much as they make you laugh

THEATRE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithOctober 15, 2021Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Vancouver Bach Choir returns to the stage with Mozart’s magnificent Requiem in D minor

VBC launches its 91st season with a live performance of the mesmerizing masterpiece

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 15, 2021Partner Content

Maria Chapedelaine brings a Quebec-literature classic to handsome life onscreen, October 20 and 21

Alliance Française and Visions Ouest present the new film at Vancouver and Coquitlam theatres

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 15, 2021VISIONS OUEST

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 events curated by Lawrence Hill to catch at Vancouver Writers Fest

The author of The Book of Negroes highlights Black and Indigenous writers this year’s hybrid festival

FESTS, READStir VancouverOctober 15, 2021Vancouver Writers Fest, Lawrence Hill, Chantal Gibson

Vetta Chamber Music's Seasons of the Sea interweaves Indigenous storytelling and strings

Years-long project with storyteller Rosemary Georgeson reaches wider audiences with new online video

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 14, 2021Vetta Chamber Music

The Massey Theatre kicks off its 2021-22 season with a performance by singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright

The artist’s local appearance is part of her Love Will Be Reborn tour

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 14, 2021Partner Content, Martha Wainwright, Massey Theatre

Playwrights Christine Quintana and Jivesh Parasram amid Governor General’s Literary Awards finalists

Other nods include Ivan Coyote’s Care Of and J.B. MacKinnon’s The Day the World Stops Shopping

READ, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 14, 2021RUMBLE THEATRE

Ballet BC's live season opener Unfold + Give boasts premieres by local bright lights Lesley Telford and Company 605

The Queen Elizabeth Theatre program on November 4, 5, and 6 also includes work by Ethan Colangelo and artistic director Medhi Walerski

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 14, 2021Partner Content, Ballet BC, BALLET BC

Vancouver Writers Fest artistic director Leslie Hurtig reflects on change

Amid so much pandemic-induced uncertainty, reading remains a way to build empathy

READ, FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 13, 2021Vancouver Writers Fest, Leslie Hurtig, Read

Jazz musician Hugh Fraser to be remembered in celebration of life October 17

Gathering at the Vogue pays postpandemic tribute to the master pianist, trombonist, composer, and educator

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 13, 2021the Vogue, Hugh Fraser, jazz

Kanadell Japanese Bakery serves up sandos—and nostalgia—on fluffy milk bread

Keiko Nakanishi recently expanded her East Van bakery to include a Japanese food market

CULINARYStir VancouverOctober 13, 2021CULINARY, Japanese food

Coastal Jazz names Nina Horvath its new executive director

Also a singer and pianist, arts administrator moves over to jazz fest from the Vancouver Bach Choir

NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 13, 2021Coastal Jazz

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